China Myth Podcast

How did Cantonese singer Leon Lai get involved in Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit?

August 09, 2022 Gene Hsu Season 8 Episode 8
China Myth Podcast
How did Cantonese singer Leon Lai get involved in Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit?
Show Notes

今夜你会不会来? Jīnyè nǐ huì bù huì lái? is a song by Cantonese singer Leon Lai (黎明 Límíng), and Chinese Internet censors blocked it!

So the question is 'why?'

It's because US Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, was "rumored" to be planning a visit to Taiwan during her Asia tour, but it wasn't on any "official" public itinerary.

  • For the sake of preserving Face, any 讽刺 fèngcì utterances HAD TO BE prevented by Chinese authorities. 
  • 讽刺 fèngcì means to mock with sarcasm, so any such expressions MUST be stifled before they are allowed to influence public perceptions.

Then Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan, met with Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen, made some joint support statements, and left the island.

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